My student Ted brought in a really interesting book yesterday, Martha Masters’ Reaching The Next Level A Method for the Experienced Classical Guitarist (click the link to buy it). Looks very intersting, filled with tips, concepts on practising, and more. I just ordered my copy. If you don’t know already, Martha Masters is a GFA winner, a [...]
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Matthew G. Hinsley – A New Book and Some Special Workshops
Matthew Hinsley is becoming one of the great organizers and educators in North America, check out this message and his new book. Thanks Janet for forwarding this. Dear Friends, I wanted to let you know that between now and the end of January Lulu.com is offering my new book, Creativity to Community: Arts Nonprofit Success One [...]
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New reading from Paul Headrick
A new reading by our Canadian author Paul Headrick: I just got back from a tour of central Canada, where, with the support of several classical guitar societies, I read “The Studies of Fernando Sor” in conjunction with performances by guitarists. In Toronto Michael Savona played and I read at the Bay and Bloor Chapters. [...]
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Book Review: The Doctrine of Affections by Paul Headrick
The Doctrine of Affections by Paul Headrick (Canadian Author) Publisher: FreeHand Books (April 2010) ISBN-10: 1551119781 ISBN-13: 978-1551119786 Product Description from http://paulheadrick.blogspot.com/ A poverty-stricken, nineteenth-century guitar virtuoso navigates the tricky political landscape of Parisian society as he comes out of retirement for one final concert. A sessional instructor competing for the prestigious interdisciplinary Chair in [...]
Review: Practicing by Glenn Kurtz
Practicing: A Musician’s Return to Music Glenn Kurtz (Author) Publisher: Knopf (June 19, 2007) ISBN-10: 030726615X ISBN-13: 978-0307266156 This is a great book filled with classical guitar history and the personal account of a musician deeply affected by the power of music. Kurtz spins a narrative that weaves together the experiences of practising, performing, and [...]
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Review: The Inner Game of Music
The Inner Game of Music By Barry Green, W. Timothy Gallwey Buy it at Amazon: (Canada – US/International) Those of you unfamiliar with the legacy of this title will need to travel back to the 1970′s when his popular book The Inner Game of Tennis was a big seller. Since the 1970s, Timothy Gallwey’s books [...]
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